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isha sesay is in nigeria. she joins us on the poen. isha, what do we know about the exact number of girls missing and what the government is doing now to try and get them released? how difficult is this task ahead? >> reporter: hi there, errol. i think the issue surrounding the exact number of girls that were taken and the confusing surrounding it is one of the very troubling aspects of this story. the fact that that number has been revised several times since these girls were abducted in the middle of the night from their school in northeastern nigeria. just this past friday the number was revised again with a new figure emerging. a much higher figure. nigerian authorities now saying 206 girls were taken, adding at least 53 escaped, leaving 223 in the hands of their captors. before anyone thinks that's the end of the matter, we now have -- they have been transparent at least in saying that that number could well go up because they are still going through school records. and so that number of 223 still in the hands of their captors cou
isha sesay is in nigeria. she joins us on the poen. isha, what do we know about the exact number of girls missing and what the government is doing now to try and get them released? how difficult is this task ahead? >> reporter: hi there, errol. i think the issue surrounding the exact number of girls that were taken and the confusing surrounding it is one of the very troubling aspects of this story. the fact that that number has been revised several times since these girls were abducted in...
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is offering to help locate some 300 young girls abducted from a school in nigeria by the rebel group boka haram. some were reportedly forced to marry their abductors. others were sold to fighters. as al jazeera yvonne endegi reports t relatives are criticizing authorities saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> the confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by armed men from a school in northeastern my year i can't more than two weeks ago. the police now say 276 girls are still missing out of more than 300 who were initially taken. a figure far higher than what was previously reported by the government and military. the police say it's because there were visiting students from other schools who were initially unaccounted for. some relatives like sambino say this might be true. several of his nieces were abducted and are still mussing. he came to the capitol to try to pressure the government to find them. >> there are other girls from our neighborhoing communities a all of these are secondary schools. they came to do the same thing. as parents, we are call
is offering to help locate some 300 young girls abducted from a school in nigeria by the rebel group boka haram. some were reportedly forced to marry their abductors. others were sold to fighters. as al jazeera yvonne endegi reports t relatives are criticizing authorities saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> the confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by armed men from a school in northeastern my year i can't more than two weeks ago. the police now say...
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they say they want the united states to pressure nigeria to take more aggressive action to rescue the girls. >>> also from here in d.c., a building that houses a strip club collapses. it's all caught on camera. four nearby buildings were also damaged. there was some construction going on nearby. at this point, it's not clear if that's what triggered the collapse. one person was hurt. that person is expected to be okay. >>> new support and new questions today for hillary clinton, if she decides to run for the white house in 2016. also, jeb bush gets some words of encouragement from his former president brother. could 2016 shape up as the battle of america's political dynasties? the brain trust here in the flesh on a saturday afternoon in d.c. bob franken is a syndicated columni columnist. and mercedes is a republican strategist, also former spokesperson for the george w. bush administration. good to see all of you here in the flesh. this is nice. i should have brought you something. we don't have a budget for gifts. let's start with the news today, bob. tim kaine threw his support behi
they say they want the united states to pressure nigeria to take more aggressive action to rescue the girls. >>> also from here in d.c., a building that houses a strip club collapses. it's all caught on camera. four nearby buildings were also damaged. there was some construction going on nearby. at this point, it's not clear if that's what triggered the collapse. one person was hurt. that person is expected to be okay. >>> new support and new questions today for hillary...
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the guy who tried to blow up the flight over detroit a couple of years ago, he was from nigeria. he went to yemen and had ro had explosives sewn into his underwear. english speaking some of them fairly sophisticated, many not, but the sophisticated ones can move around the world. extremely dangerous. >> unless something can be done to help these girls it is a horrible story. >> christopher dickey, always great to have you. >> thank you antonio. >> federal officers have said they will not are serve subpoenas, 33 of which were settled 50 city for $1.7 million none of the police officers has faced termination. joining us now from philadelphia, our philadelphia daily news investigators, wendy ruderman and exposing this alleged rogue narcotics squad within the philadelphia, police department. busted, a tale of corruption and bees trail in a city of brotherly love, great of both of you to join us. wendy i'll start with you. i know a lot of the people you spoke to some of whom received civil settlements formula the city, what is your reaction, why do you think they refused to file these
the guy who tried to blow up the flight over detroit a couple of years ago, he was from nigeria. he went to yemen and had ro had explosives sewn into his underwear. english speaking some of them fairly sophisticated, many not, but the sophisticated ones can move around the world. extremely dangerous. >> unless something can be done to help these girls it is a horrible story. >> christopher dickey, always great to have you. >> thank you antonio. >> federal officers have...
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talking about the kidnapping of 276 school girls in nigeria. these are live pictures now of a rally now in new york. demonstrators demand more be done to rescue the girls abducted by militants more than two weeks ago. u.s. secretary of state john kerry in ethiopia says the perpetrators must be brought to justice and urge supporting the nigerian government in finding the girls. police say 53 of the girls managed to escape. let's go live to new york. rosa flores is covering that rally. rosa, a kidnapping in nigeria, but voices being raised right there. >> reporter: you know, fred, this is just a parent's worst nightmare. imagine your daughter goes to school one day and then never comes back because they have been kidnapped by known militant group. this group has been recognized by the u.s. government as a terrorist organization, so take a look around me. this is what this group of people are protesting today because they're asking the world to pay attention to these more than 200 girls who have been kidnapped. so you'll see there's a lot of peopl
talking about the kidnapping of 276 school girls in nigeria. these are live pictures now of a rally now in new york. demonstrators demand more be done to rescue the girls abducted by militants more than two weeks ago. u.s. secretary of state john kerry in ethiopia says the perpetrators must be brought to justice and urge supporting the nigerian government in finding the girls. police say 53 of the girls managed to escape. let's go live to new york. rosa flores is covering that rally. rosa, a...
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is offering to help locate 300 young girls abducted by a school in niamey, by a -- nigeria, by a rebel group boko haram. the girls have been missing three weeks. some were forced to marry their abductors, others sold to fighters. rely tists are criticise -- relatives are criticising authority, saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> reporter: confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by harmed me in north-eastern nigeria two weeks ago. police say 276 girls are missing out of 300 initially taken. a figure higher than what was reported by the government and military. police say it was because they were visiting children from other schools, unaccounted for. some relatives say this might be true. several of his nieces were abb doubted and are missing -- abducted and are missing. he came to the capital to try to find them. >> there are other girls from our community, from the broader area. and what all the secondary schools. when parents are called to right down children's name, maybe because of significance and communication. they were not informed. >> the --
is offering to help locate 300 young girls abducted by a school in niamey, by a -- nigeria, by a rebel group boko haram. the girls have been missing three weeks. some were forced to marry their abductors, others sold to fighters. rely tists are criticise -- relatives are criticising authority, saying they are left with more questions than answers. >> reporter: confusion continues over how many girls were abducted by harmed me in north-eastern nigeria two weeks ago. police say 276 girls...
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in fact, i am headed to nigeria now. so, i don't know if i will be allowed to -- my flight leaves at 2:30. thank you so much. >> thank you again. issue of theo the peacekeepers. there have been several issues where there have been violent acts. but we talked about earlier today. 30 civilians were killed. that was perpetrated by chadian soldiers. some are operating without any mandate. that is just horrible and needs scruittiny. and, i would also take this opportunity to say that i am publishing a book about violence in the country. you can learn more about our ideas. thank you. >> i should note that we are deeply appreciative that c-span has given the american people the opportunity to hear about this tragedy from experts who are living there. can you tell us how one might get that report? >> you will find us online. >> thank you. >> thank you. on justice, i have three points. i do not have an opinion on whether the icc is relevant. to think three points about. one, we need to talk to central africans. when i was on the
in fact, i am headed to nigeria now. so, i don't know if i will be allowed to -- my flight leaves at 2:30. thank you so much. >> thank you again. issue of theo the peacekeepers. there have been several issues where there have been violent acts. but we talked about earlier today. 30 civilians were killed. that was perpetrated by chadian soldiers. some are operating without any mandate. that is just horrible and needs scruittiny. and, i would also take this opportunity to say that i am...
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a lot of people in nigeria are on board. the government may not be, but the people are. >> reporter: more protests are planned across the united states. a rally at the nigerian embassy in washington, d.c., is set for tuesday. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> we have clarity on the numbers here. the total number that we are getting from authorities in nigeria, 276 girls, who were kidnapped last month. 53 of them escaped. that leaves us of a number of 223 still missing. >> speaking of families who have our thoughts and prayers lately, in south korea, look at this new cell phone video. this is so hard. it captures it terrifying final moments inside the ferry as it goes over. >> the student who shot it is one who died on board. she can be heard calling out for help comparing it to the titanic. she says, we're doomed. i think i should leave the last words before i die. the video cuts off shortly after. so far, 236 people are confirmed dead in that situation. 66 still missing from the sewol. >>> amanda knox is talking about what s
a lot of people in nigeria are on board. the government may not be, but the people are. >> reporter: more protests are planned across the united states. a rally at the nigerian embassy in washington, d.c., is set for tuesday. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> we have clarity on the numbers here. the total number that we are getting from authorities in nigeria, 276 girls, who were kidnapped last month. 53 of them escaped. that leaves us of a number of 223 still missing. >>...
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. >>> the search continues for hundreds of girls abducted in nigeria. coming up for you, why these protesters you're seeing now say the government isn't doing enough. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," everyone. i'm ear errol barnett. >>> nigeria is searching for hundreds of girls taken from a boarding school. they say 276 students were dragged from their beds last month and that number could increase. vladims live in lagos. it's one of these stories that breaks your heart. these young girls just wanted an education, and i understand some relatives even raised money themselves so they could go and search, feeling helpless because of what the government's not done so far. what's happening there? >> reporter: that's exactly right, errol. we've spoken to some of those family members. they say that over the last couple of days, they've attempted to take some rocks, sticks, machetes, whatever they could find, to go into the area where it is believed boko haram is holding these girls, to risk their own lives to try to bring their daughters, their sisters bac
. >>> the search continues for hundreds of girls abducted in nigeria. coming up for you, why these protesters you're seeing now say the government isn't doing enough. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," everyone. i'm ear errol barnett. >>> nigeria is searching for hundreds of girls taken from a boarding school. they say 276 students were dragged from their beds last month and that number could increase. vladims live in lagos. it's one of these stories that...
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we thank the delegation of nigeria for everything done last month. we thank the undersecretary general for political affairs for his briefing. jordan would like to share its deep concern regarding the most recent developments in the east of ukraine, in addition into the spillover violence in other cities in the country, including odessa. we call on all parties to exercise restraint to bring about a return of calm. de-escalation and fully cooperate with monitors. we reiterate our appeal for the freeing of all hostages, including osce monitors. what we have in the east of ukraine is not a civil war, but rather -- the action of the rebels are in violation of the law, and this includes the continuing occupation of seized public and government buildings, the use of force, intimidation of civilians, and threats to their life and security. as was said, the continuation of these actions running counter to the letter and spirit of the geneva agreement signed in april. we would urge ukraine to take effect it measures to halt -- in the eastern part of the count
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but since it's happening in nigeria, the world doesn't seem to care very much. and to me, that's absolutely outrageous. >> it's a terrible tragedy. but i hope all of you will keep them in your prayers this weekend. >> absolutely. >> let's check on our fire back results. do you agree with the seattle mayor that the minimum wage should be raised to $15 an hour? right now 54% of you say yes. 46% say no. you should be really happy. >> you actually kind of for it and it turns out you're not. i want to thank you, barbara lee and andy harris. the debate will continue online at cnn.com/crossfire as well as face book and twitter. from the left, i'm van jones. >> from the right, i'm newt gingrich. join us next time for another edition of "crossfire." "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> next breaking news, donald sterling speaks out. what he is saying about his alleged mistress v. stiviano tonight. plus, who is the woman behind the visors? one of her friends speaks to "outfront." >>> and a massacre thwarted. pipe bombs, guns, pyrotechnic chemicals. how police say
but since it's happening in nigeria, the world doesn't seem to care very much. and to me, that's absolutely outrageous. >> it's a terrible tragedy. but i hope all of you will keep them in your prayers this weekend. >> absolutely. >> let's check on our fire back results. do you agree with the seattle mayor that the minimum wage should be raised to $15 an hour? right now 54% of you say yes. 46% say no. you should be really happy. >> you actually kind of for it and it turns...
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they are trying to establish a radical islamic state in nigeria. the government says they are committed to freeing the girls but their inability to do so thus far has pushed locals to social media. the #bringbackourgirls has galvanized a huge response. >> this became a way to connect not just with other nigerians in the u.s. and around the world but also to get the word out about what was really happening with the kidnapping of the girls. >> an associate professor of african studies at the up university of pennsylvania -- >> marches have begun. it's a different day now because i think a lot of the people in nigeria are on board. the government may not be yet. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., it's set for tuesday. the u.s. state department says that officials from the obama administration has been talking to the nigerian government about what help the nation already provides more than $20 million in security assistance to nigeria. >>> when we come back, his big brother told me he should run and now big money republicans seem to be telling jeb bush
they are trying to establish a radical islamic state in nigeria. the government says they are committed to freeing the girls but their inability to do so thus far has pushed locals to social media. the #bringbackourgirls has galvanized a huge response. >> this became a way to connect not just with other nigerians in the u.s. and around the world but also to get the word out about what was really happening with the kidnapping of the girls. >> an associate professor of african studies...
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. >>> nigeria admits dozens more girls may have been kidnapped from a school an originally thought. >>> mexico's government is trying to disarm vigilante groups that have been battling drug cartels. they want the vigilantes to re-organise and join government forces. we rode along with vigilantes and experienced first hand the power they wield. >> reporter: we are here to meet a wealthy farmer. he left his arch ards four months ago to coordinate vigilantes. i wanted to know why. >> many of the leaders are businessmen. they own lime or advocardo plantations. others are fieldworkers or returning migrants. some of them are professional mercenaries. we followed the group as they patrol the area. it was clear how much authority they have gained here. on the road they forced this state prison van to stop. >> reporter: they believe some state employees have been trying to get the cartel members out of the town. >> the policemen put up no resistance. >> they were clear to drive on of the the power dynamic was obvious. these sorts of scenes are going on all over the area. government authorities
. >>> nigeria admits dozens more girls may have been kidnapped from a school an originally thought. >>> mexico's government is trying to disarm vigilante groups that have been battling drug cartels. they want the vigilantes to re-organise and join government forces. we rode along with vigilantes and experienced first hand the power they wield. >> reporter: we are here to meet a wealthy farmer. he left his arch ards four months ago to coordinate vigilantes. i wanted to...
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it's true nigeria has so many problems. it's a country of enormous, enormous problems, especially in this northeastern region that has boko haram. so many issues to deal with. but right now, right now the issue is saving lives. and if we focus on all the other problems that nigeria has. it would be like saying a plane has crashed, the passengers are trying to swim ashore. and we're worrying about aviation safety. right now, we need to get the passengers that are still trying to survive. we need to help get them out of the water. right now, these girls are still alive. the united states needs to step in, offer drones, intelligence, strategic advice, technical advice, tactical support and try to save these girls. after that, there are a lot of things that need to be done in nigeria, a lot. the government, as you noted, it has made incorrect reports initially said that it had rescued all the girls, and that was not true. it had said a while back it had killed the leader of boko haram, that was not true. i think it is a governm
it's true nigeria has so many problems. it's a country of enormous, enormous problems, especially in this northeastern region that has boko haram. so many issues to deal with. but right now, right now the issue is saving lives. and if we focus on all the other problems that nigeria has. it would be like saying a plane has crashed, the passengers are trying to swim ashore. and we're worrying about aviation safety. right now, we need to get the passengers that are still trying to survive. we need...
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should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute on behalf of the council to her representative of nigeria, for her service for the president of the council for the month of april 2014. i'm sure i speak for all members of the council in expressing deep appreciation to ambassador -- to the ambassador and her to mimetice deep skill in which they conducted the council's is this last month. the provisional agenda for this dated 13s a letter april, 2014, from the representative of the russian federation to the united nations, addressed to the president of the security council. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with the role 37 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representative of ukraine to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. accordance with the rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the undersecretary general for political affairs to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now two of the- of item agenda. i now give the floor to the gentleman. >> mr. president, members of the council, since we la
should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute on behalf of the council to her representative of nigeria, for her service for the president of the council for the month of april 2014. i'm sure i speak for all members of the council in expressing deep appreciation to ambassador -- to the ambassador and her to mimetice deep skill in which they conducted the council's is this last month. the provisional agenda for this dated 13s a letter april, 2014, from the representative of the russian...
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and alarming new details about the kidnappings in nigeria. the number of girls kidnapped now higher than reported. >> our current system has gone very far awry... >> there's huge pressure on the police to arrest and find somebody guilty >> i think the system is going to fail a lot of other people. >> you convicted the wrong person >> i find that extraordinarily disappointing... >> to keep me from going to jail, i needed to cooperate. >> somebody can push you in a death chamber >> it's not a joke >> the system with joe beringer only on al jazeera america u >>> again, we are following breaking news out of afghanistan, at least 350 people have been killed in landslide according to the united nations. the fear is the number could grow into the thousands. the slide reportedly burying an entire village in the country's northeast. we're joined by phone now from a correspondent from kaboul. what do we know of the extent of the injuries and casualties. >> reporter: the slide is believed to be been caused by heavy rainfall, and in district [ inaudible
and alarming new details about the kidnappings in nigeria. the number of girls kidnapped now higher than reported. >> our current system has gone very far awry... >> there's huge pressure on the police to arrest and find somebody guilty >> i think the system is going to fail a lot of other people. >> you convicted the wrong person >> i find that extraordinarily disappointing... >> to keep me from going to jail, i needed to cooperate. >> somebody can...
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. >> the outrage in nigeria is enormous. being focused at the nigerian government, the nigerian military. how could they allow this to get out of control? >> i think there's a lot of anger. many nigerians this was so far away, up in the northeast, that it didn't hit them as hard. this outrageous kidnapping of these girls, who are going to be sold into marriage, euphemism -- >> what does that mean, being sold into marriage? >> it's a euphemism for being sold into sexual servitude and essentially raped. >> and these are young girls, 14-year-old, 15-year-old girls. >> teenage girls. >> they would be sold to some guys out there -- >> or they -- >> and become sexual slave, if you will. >> or the militants themselves would take them as so-called wives. this is why nigerians, north, south, everywhere, and the world i think is so outraged. because if any parent can understand the pain and anguish that they're feeling right now. >> it's an awful situation. i hope they can fix it. whatever help the u.s. and other countries in africa,
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now to another crisis boiling over, this one in nigeria, the number of kidnapped school girls missing in the country has risen to 276, far higher than previous estimates. this week protesters have been demanding more government action as nigerian police update the number of escaped girls to 53. the terror network kidnapped more than 300 teen girls two weeks ago and reports say some have been forced into slavery or marriage for as little as $12. nigeria continues to be one of the top stories you mention most, we have a surprise winner in this week's poll for the most underreported story, school resegregation with 19% and those kidnappings in nigeria and atheism, got 56% of the vote. your humble d.j. has heard the request, stay tuned for more on the rise of atheism next week. >>> our call to action, this time we're looking at the special aspect of beauty standards. i speak with mel wimer a candidate for city council in new york who happens to be transgender. >>> the fact is i do respect the press and recognize that the press and i have different jobs to do. my job is to be president. yo
now to another crisis boiling over, this one in nigeria, the number of kidnapped school girls missing in the country has risen to 276, far higher than previous estimates. this week protesters have been demanding more government action as nigerian police update the number of escaped girls to 53. the terror network kidnapped more than 300 teen girls two weeks ago and reports say some have been forced into slavery or marriage for as little as $12. nigeria continues to be one of the top stories you...
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the number of missing in nigeria is rising. the government now saying 276 girls are missing. kidnapped from their school last month, and that is much higher than first reported. officials still don't know where the girls are. >> reporter: there has been a lot of misinformation and confusion since this attack took place on the school on april 15th. initialally, let's remember the military said 129 girls had been on abducted but within hours they were contradicted by family and some of the schoolteachers who said it was 230 girls missing, and now this latest development, the police saying that in fact more than 300 girls were kidnapped and 276 are still missing why the confusion? the police say on their part there were some students who came to that school that it is for exams. and it is starred to say how many attended the school full-time and how many showed up just for exams. we have one civil rights organization claiming that the girls have been taken across the nigeria border into countries like cameroon and chad by their abductors. the same organization say ps that the gi
the number of missing in nigeria is rising. the government now saying 276 girls are missing. kidnapped from their school last month, and that is much higher than first reported. officials still don't know where the girls are. >> reporter: there has been a lot of misinformation and confusion since this attack took place on the school on april 15th. initialally, let's remember the military said 129 girls had been on abducted but within hours they were contradicted by family and some of the...
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we have one civil right's organization claiming that the girls have been taken across the nigeria border into countries like cameroon and chad by their abductors. the same organization says that the girls -- some of them have been forced into marriage, that some have been sold for as little as 12 usd. but that has not been dentally verified with any official sources. we do know having spoken to some sources in the military that there is an operation underway to try to find them, and there's a search going on in the forrest which is not far from where the incident took place. but no official lines about exactly where they are. >>> dozens of people have been injured in a subway accident in south korea. a train was stopped at a station in seoul when a second train slammed into it from behind. the impact causing some of the trains to jump the tracks. none of the injuries is life threatening. more than a million commuters use the subway system each and every day. still ahead a medical mystery that is plaguing some kids. >> they'll say i have taken care of hundreds of kids and this case is dif
we have one civil right's organization claiming that the girls have been taken across the nigeria border into countries like cameroon and chad by their abductors. the same organization says that the girls -- some of them have been forced into marriage, that some have been sold for as little as 12 usd. but that has not been dentally verified with any official sources. we do know having spoken to some sources in the military that there is an operation underway to try to find them, and there's a...
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>> well, some tof the offers of the united states are welcome and if the officials of nigeria can pick up on all of the varied opportunities as quickly as they can. there is no time to sit around and do a lot of talking. you know, the government has to be an action mode 100% at this point in time. and we cannot fault the officials until this matter is resolved to the end that it should. >> and i want to get your opinion on the latest numbers, because we are hearing that this numbers announced today by the nigerian authorities say that 276 girls are being held, and over 300 were kidnapped on april 15th that is, and 53 managed to escape. that is higher than the previous numbers, and so what do you make of that? >> well, yeah. it is certainly something that is evolving, because the military and the government officials are scamper iing in a mapper whereby they need to get all of the pieces of the information colated and that may also, you know, tell a little bit about the preparedness or the lack of to deal with these things, but surely all hands need to be on deck. we are not seeing that
>> well, some tof the offers of the united states are welcome and if the officials of nigeria can pick up on all of the varied opportunities as quickly as they can. there is no time to sit around and do a lot of talking. you know, the government has to be an action mode 100% at this point in time. and we cannot fault the officials until this matter is resolved to the end that it should. >> and i want to get your opinion on the latest numbers, because we are hearing that this numbers...
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. >>> parents in nigeria taking to the streets demanding their government do everything possible to bring their girls back home. 230 girls were kidnapped by militants in the dead of night from their school dormitory. 43 of them have managed to escape, but the others are allegedly being sold for $12 each to the militants and they're being forced to marry and do unmentionable other things. this weekend, there will be a demonstration in california asking the u.s. government to push for those girls release. >> this is a tragedy. it is outrageous. >> human rights violation. >> everyone needs to pay attention. at least 2700 people are estimated to have died in a landslide in a remote part of afghanistan. this is according to a governor there. the area extremely mountainous. at least 200 homes are said to have been destroyed by this landslide. >>> ahead of this hour, with violence boiling in ukraine, president obama and angela merkel are talking options. are there really any good ones left? we'll take you live to the white house rose garden when that happens. >>> plus, the embattled owner of the
. >>> parents in nigeria taking to the streets demanding their government do everything possible to bring their girls back home. 230 girls were kidnapped by militants in the dead of night from their school dormitory. 43 of them have managed to escape, but the others are allegedly being sold for $12 each to the militants and they're being forced to marry and do unmentionable other things. this weekend, there will be a demonstration in california asking the u.s. government to push for...
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you will start off with the international papers and nigeria. >> we have seen a bomb attack in nigeria. that attack took place where there was another attack on the 14th of april. the country is reeling from the abduction of 234 schoolgirls on the 14th of april. they were captured then and are still held. "the tribune" is looking at the facts of the rescue operation. there are four battalions being deployed, including surveillance helicopters, in the northeast where the schoolgirls were taken. controls are being beefed up at the borders. we have night vision technology being used to see if the girls are being used at night. maybe the abductors are trying to move them in nigeria or possibly a broad. there is an emotional level running high in nigeria, not enough being done. >> is there more on the locals reaction? >> let's look at the most likely -- widely read paper in nigeria. it has a piece about what the truth is about the schoolgirls. chibok is the village in the northeast where they were taken. it says this is a great national crisis confronting the islamist group blamed for the e
you will start off with the international papers and nigeria. >> we have seen a bomb attack in nigeria. that attack took place where there was another attack on the 14th of april. the country is reeling from the abduction of 234 schoolgirls on the 14th of april. they were captured then and are still held. "the tribune" is looking at the facts of the rescue operation. there are four battalions being deployed, including surveillance helicopters, in the northeast where the...
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. >> meanwhile, a dar bomb has rocked nigeria leaving 12 people there on the outs skirts of abuja, not far from the attack that killed 70 people weeks ago. this latest blast coming days before it is set to hold the world economic forum on africa >> reporter: the car bomb exploded very close to a checkpoint manned by soldiers and police. just a few kilometers from the city center. there were fatalities and injuries. survivors were rushed to h hospital. >> i fell down. my brother was standing with me. >> the security agents here were on duty to stop something like this happening. so there may be questions about how such an attack could happen right under their noses. just over two weeks ago, a bomb exploded at a bus station in almost the exact sameplace, killing 75 people. >> the leader of boko haram claimed responsibility. he challenges the government to go after his group. >> look at us. we are right within your city, abjua, and you don't know how to find us. >> hours before this latest blast, the government told al jazeera it had the situation under control. thousands of soldiers are
. >> meanwhile, a dar bomb has rocked nigeria leaving 12 people there on the outs skirts of abuja, not far from the attack that killed 70 people weeks ago. this latest blast coming days before it is set to hold the world economic forum on africa >> reporter: the car bomb exploded very close to a checkpoint manned by soldiers and police. just a few kilometers from the city center. there were fatalities and injuries. survivors were rushed to h hospital. >> i fell down. my...
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relative to what nigeria is expecting. nigeria is the biggest economy right now. do you think we will fall behind the rest of the continent? >> growth numbers do not tell the whole story. it is about what historically you have established as your economic base. it is about the sophistication of business interest, if you can economy.hat, in one's but also the sophistication of the enterprises we have. while the number itself might suggest one set of issues. looks at the economic infrastructure and capabilities of south african firms and the manner in which they have penetrated the african continent financialining, services, telecommunications, south africa is in a league of its own. >> will you remain in his position after elections? >> i will arrange an apartment with the president. you can ask him that russian. >>-- you can ask him that question. tonobody expects the anc lose this election, but it is about how big the majority actually is. what are people saying? what is the story? >> we know the anc is accustomed to getting around 55% of the votes and even highe
relative to what nigeria is expecting. nigeria is the biggest economy right now. do you think we will fall behind the rest of the continent? >> growth numbers do not tell the whole story. it is about what historically you have established as your economic base. it is about the sophistication of business interest, if you can economy.hat, in one's but also the sophistication of the enterprises we have. while the number itself might suggest one set of issues. looks at the economic...
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. >> nigeria demanding action from the government following the disappearance of 230 students from a northern village, most girls. instagram user capturing this demonstration as the women call for the girls to be brought back home. you may recall they were taken two weeks ago by armed men believed to be part of a militant group. >> management at an oil refinery in ghana say supply will not be affected following a deadly blast there earlier this week. that is video from it. a smoke cloud rising, people running from the scene. one was killed in the explosion. >> the heavens providing this for people in new zealand, a beautiful display lighting up the night sky. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. up next, the rallies taking place around the world today and the violence that's erupted from may day demonstrations. >> first let's check temperatures around the nation today. things appear to be getting warmer. >> a little bit. now that that front has gone through, some places have dropped but now that the front has gone through, things will warm back up. the coastline pretty mild, new yor
. >> nigeria demanding action from the government following the disappearance of 230 students from a northern village, most girls. instagram user capturing this demonstration as the women call for the girls to be brought back home. you may recall they were taken two weeks ago by armed men believed to be part of a militant group. >> management at an oil refinery in ghana say supply will not be affected following a deadly blast there earlier this week. that is video from it. a smoke...